The Damascened Blade
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9781843958277 (1843958279)
Publish date: July 1st 2005
Publisher: Ulverscroft
Pages no: 376
Edition language: English
Category:
European Literature,
British Literature,
Cultural,
Historical Fiction,
Mystery,
Detective,
India,
Historical Mystery,
Thriller,
Mystery Thriller,
Crime
Series: Joe Sandilands (#3)
I enjoy Barbara Cleverly's books, even though sometimes I struggle through them. I appreciate the history lessons, especially of a period in history that is not covered in most American school history classes. It is definitely the unknown history and geography that are at the root of my struggles ...
More like 3 1/2. The plot got really bogged down in the middle part, if not for that it would have earn 4 stars. The women characters were really well done. From Betty, the officer's wife, competent and bright (pregnant too) to Grace, the elderly doctor on a mission to Lily, the young American free ...